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Chapter 2061 Private Visit on Weibo (Part 2)

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    Huang Mingyuan led everyone into a nearby village.

    There were children playing at the end of the village. When they saw Huang Mingyuan¡¯s large group of people, they immediately ran away with a huff.

    A group of old men squatting together to eat with big bowls in their hands stood up in fright when they saw Huang Mingyuan and others.  Although they didn't know Huang Mingyuan's identity, they knew that the person wearing silk clothes was a noble person.

    "What do you eat, old man?"

    Huang Mingyuan and Yan Di came forward to greet them.

    "Where did the noble man come from?"

    Seeing Huang Mingyuan¡¯s question, an old man didn¡¯t look like a bad guy, so he asked boldly.

    Huang Mingyuan smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, old man, I am not a noble person, I am the grain merchant from Xindu, and those who came down with their sons to collect grain, these are all my associates."

    The old people were relieved to hear that Huang Mingyuan was just a grain merchant.

    Hebei has been in chaos for so long. The people are used to seeing wolf-like officials and cruel and murderous bandits, and they are frightened.

    When the old man who just replied heard what Huang Mingyuan said, he immediately said: "Then you are late. The summer harvest has been more than two months, and the grain harvesters in Xindu have come early. Why are you here now?"

    "It's never too late to get good food. Dad, how is the harvest this year?"

    Huang Mingyuan said, casually sitting on a big rock.

    At this time, Su Mu just wanted to get a cushion for Huang Mingyuan, but Huang Mingyuan waved him away.

    Huang Mingyuan sat down like this, which made several old people feel relieved.  Looking at it like this, he really looks like a harvester.

    There are always some people in this rural area who are good at socializing. They understand all the big and small things in the village, and they are also good at talking about big things and setting up dragon gate formations.  This old man is such a person.  He saw that Huang Mingyuan's attitude was kind and his demeanor was very simple, and he had long forgotten about the noble things.

    "Okay, you're doing well!"

    Everyone around him also followed suit.

    "The policy of public health is good. We are free of bandits and evil officials in Hebei, and the people in Hebei have lived a good life."

    The old man seemed to be worried that Huang Mingyuan didn't believe it, so he said: "My family has seven people, twenty-two acres of land, and has produced nearly sixty shi of grain. I have never seen so much since I was a child?"

    Twenty-two acres of land produced sixty kilograms of grain, which is about three hundred kilograms per mu.  Hebei has been in turmoil for a long time, water conservancy has been abandoned, and the land is not cultivated. In a fertile land like the North China Plain, the output of three hundred kilograms is not high, but it is not low, almost reaching the average level of the Tang Dynasty.

    ¡°Is that enough to eat?¡±

    "It's not enough. In two months' time it will be time to harvest the autumn grain. The grain is growing strong, and we can harvest two more stones."

    Huang Mingyuan listened and calculated silently.  An ordinary person needs six to eight kilograms of grain a year. This family's harvest, excluding the summer tax, autumn tax, labor credit and other taxes, seems to be a good harvest, but in fact there is not much left.

    This is because Huang Mingyuan promoted two-season grain planting in Hebei. If he only planted one season as before, he might not even be able to fill his stomach.

    It¡¯s also the right time for me.

    The Sui and Tang Dynasties were a rare warm period in history, right in the middle of the two Little Ice Ages at the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, we would not even think about promoting two-season grains.

    Huang Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Some things seemed to be done well, but in fact there was still a long way to go.

    But looking at the faces of these people, they are all filled with expressions of satisfaction.

    It has to be said that the common people don¡¯t want much. Just enough food, warm clothes and a home are enough.

    After chatting with a few old people, we got to know them quite a bit.  Huang Mingyuan asked again: "Can I see what you are eating, father-in-law?"

    "Why not?"

    The father-in-law held a big bowl in front of Huang Mingyuan's face and said while raising it: "Now that life is better, we can eat meat every meal. Look, this is a big piece of meat that my daughter-in-law cut for me. You  I¡¯m almost tired of eating such a fat piece of meat every day.¡±

    At this time, someone next to you said: "Just brag, there is only that piece of meat on display every day, but you should eat it. Is this the only piece of meat in the house?"

    "screw you!"

    The old man was a little annoyed by his companion's teasing, and said angrily: "This morning, my daughter-in-law boiled two eggs for me. Which of you can eat two eggs at one time?"

    "Don't listen to him. He is willing to eat eggs? I'm afraid he ate the egg skin!"

    "Ha ha!"

    Everyone burst into laughter again.

    Huang Mingyuan looks at?This old man's bowl of rice did have a big piece of meat on it, but it was smoked, and you could tell it had been smoked for a long time.

    Farmers often can't afford oil and are reluctant to refining animal oil, so they get two pieces of fat meat. Every time they wipe the pan before cooking, they put in oil. It looks like the meat is almost smoothed, so it's time to wipe it.  Pot of meat.

    Under the meat are two pieces of dried radish, and then there is a large bowl of sorghum rice.

    Huang Mingyuan understands that although he has eliminated a large number of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the people have only barely paid their bills, and it is still early for their lives to really get better.

    I think this person¡¯s words about eggs must be false.

    Huang Mingyuan did not laugh at this person because he was pretending to be fat.  This only proves that the people are really not rich, otherwise who wouldn¡¯t want to eat meat every day?  This time kenshu fang.com Zhang Si

    ¡°And the old man is not necessarily showing off this piece of meat to others, but it is a hope, a simple, simple and real hope.

    "My father-in-law, do you have anything to say about the current policy?"

    "policy?"

    The old man was holding the bowl, and he didn't care about scolding other people, so he said: "Then what do you want to say? We are all old farmers, can we take care of official affairs?"

    Huang Mingyuan thought for a while, knowing that the old man was still afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he changed his explanation and asked: "Old man, do you have any difficulties?"

    The old man added: "I never dared to think about having food and shelter here. How can there be any difficulty?"

    ¡°Even small things will do!¡±

    "It's a small thing?"

    The old man thought for a while and then said: "We are not far from the Zhang River, but the original waterway is blocked, and it is still inconvenient to water the fields. If canals can be dug this year, I think we can harvest a lot more food.

    Also, when the county came to measure the land, they asked what kind of shares were divided into acres, and what kinds of corvee services could be exchanged for money. Anyway, it was quite a lot. I didn¡¯t understand it, and I couldn¡¯t find anyone to ask clearly. The summer tax was paid more than  It was less in the past years, and I don¡¯t know if it will continue to be like this in the future.  "

    Several other people also felt the same and nodded.

    Huang Mingyuan silently calculated in his heart that because of the war and in order to avoid large-scale corvee recruitment, Hebei's water conservancy has not been re-drained. Now it is time to do it.

    As for the latter point, people still have doubts.  Especially due to the lack of publicity, people do not understand the policy and are easily deceived.  It is easy for petty officials, who have the power of interpretation at the lower level, to interfere and cause corruption.

    "Then what do you think of Wei Gong?"

    ¡°That¡¯s a saint!¡±Zhida org.com Zhixiao

    When Huang Mingyuan was mentioned, the old people all became excited.

    "It is because of Duke Wei that we can live today. God bless Duke Wei for a long life."

    Huang Mingyuan is relieved, it seems that people's hearts are still with him.

    Huang Mingyuan asked some questions casually, including local officials, other difficulties in people's lives, etc.  These old people have a certain nature, and Huang Mingyuan understands them thoroughly with every word they say to each other

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